EX-23.1 6 0006.txt ERNST & YOUNG CONSENT EXHIBIT 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors ------------------------------- We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Cooper Cameron Corporation of our report dated January 30, 2001, included in the 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders of Cooper Cameron Corporation. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements on Forms S-8 or Form S-3 of Cooper Cameron Corporation of our report dated January 30, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000. Registration Statement No. Purpose ------------- ------- No. 333-26923 and Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the No. 33-95004 Amended and Restated Cooper Cameron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan No. 33-94948 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan No. 33-95000 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors No. 33-95002 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Retirement Savings Plan No. 333-58005 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Mount Vernon Plant No. 333-57995 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Missouri City, Texas Facility No. 333-57991 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Buffalo, New York Plant No. 333-57997 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Cooper Cameron Corporation Hourly Employees, UAW, at the Superior Plant No. 333-58001 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Cooper Cameron Corporation Hourly Employees, IAM, at the Superior Plant No. 333-58003 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Grove City Facility No. 333-53545 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Amended and Restated Cooper Cameron Corporation Long- Term Incentive Plan No. 333-51705 Form S-3 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation shelf registration of debt securities No. 333-77641 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Savings-Investment Plan for Hourly Employees No. 333-79787 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors No. 333-37850 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Amended and Restated Cooper Cameron Corporation Long- Term Incentive Plan. No. 333-46638 Form S-8 Registration Statement pertaining to the Cooper Cameron Corporation Broad Based 2000 Incentive Plan. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP ERNST & YOUNG LLP Houston, Texas March 23, 2001